Ghost town · Missouri
Radical
Radical is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Bradshaw Mountain stands 609 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock Bluff, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Ozark Mountain Highroad passes 6.7 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.62278, -93.41917
- 6.7 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 11.2 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
- 19.0 mi off the Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Highway Thirteen Park: 0.8 mi
- Mill Creek Park: 2.2 mi
- Mill Creek Public Use Area: 2.3 mi
- Joe Bald Park: 3.0 mi
- Indian Point Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 51
- Little Joe Bald: 2.0 mi
- Naked Joe Bald: 2.2 mi
- Sow Coon Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bread Tray Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Big Joe Bald: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 29
- White Rock Bluff: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Mobley Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Whiterock Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Logslide Bluff: 2.6 mi
Museums: 23
- World's Largest Toy Museum: 7.5 mi
- Dinosaur Museum: 7.5 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium: 7.6 mi
- Titanic Museum: 7.8 mi
- Hollywood Wax Museum: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 15
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 5.4 mi
- Thunderation: 5.5 mi
- Fire-In-The-Hole: 5.6 mi
- The Butterfly Palace & Rainforest Adventure: 7.3 mi
- The Runaway Mountain Coaster: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Flag: 6.6 mi
- Cedar Valley: 9.1 mi
- Melva: 11.9 mi
- Hailey: 17.1 mi
- McFarland: 19.3 mi
Springs: 10
- Carney Spring: 17.1 mi
- Gum Spring: 18.3 mi
- Magnetic Springs: 22.7 mi
- Grotto Spring: 23.0 mi
- Roaring River Spring: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Historic sites: 5
- Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Veteran's Grove: 10.1 mi
- The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Civil War Healing: 23.4 mi
- Ozark Medieval Fortress: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 4
- Berlin Wall Segment: 22.4 mi
- Christ of the Ozarks: 22.5 mi
- Art Wall: 23.4 mi
- Humpty Dumpty Statue: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Aunts Creek Beach: 4.2 mi
- Don's Island: 4.7 mi
- Moonshine Beach: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- StoneBridge Pavilion: 8.0 mi
- Lakeside Forest Trails: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Scripture Garden: 9.8 mi
- Pa's Posey Patch: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Radical. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw Mountain | S 181° | 609 m | 24.0 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | S 191° | 552 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 172° | 547 m | 23.7 mi |
| Gage Mountain | SSW 191° | 547 m | 24.6 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | S 191° | 539 m | 23.5 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 189° | 537 m | 24.3 mi |
| Miller Mountain | S 189° | 532 m | 21.3 mi |
| Brushy Knobs | SSW 204° | 531 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galena, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Branson · 9 mi
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